Consultant Intensive Care Medicine

Consultant Intensive Care Medicine

Closing date: 26 June 2026

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 1:8 Senior Decision Maker rota including prospective cover
• Join a team of 8 Consultants and supporting Specialists and Specialty Doctors covering general services of the hospital, including Accident and Emergency, Theatres (maternity, gynaecology, orthopaedic, trauma), ophthalmology and ENT
• Provide on call shifts for non residential cover of emergency ITU, supervising a dedicated resident anaesthetist
• Lead assessments of deteriorating patients for emergency admission to the Intensive Care Unit
• Manage Level 2 care locally, treating patients and transferring Level 3 patients to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary Site
• Lead the team in managing pre and post operative theatre admissions
• Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement
• Demonstrate evidence based practice where appropriate
• Undertake and participate in the appraisal process and job planning
• Satisfy the criteria for revalidation
• Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise
• Actively participate in continuing medical education
• Maintain all mandatory training requirements

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Expertise in Intensive Care Medicine (FICM or equivalent qualification)
• FRCA or an equivalent higher anaesthetic qualification
• Higher postgraduate professional qualifications in research or education

Training and Experience

• ICM recognised formal training in intensive care medicine or equivalent
• Experience in management of trauma and other surgical emergencies
• Broad exposure to anaesthesia, particularly for laparoscopic, emergency surgical and obstetric emergencies
• Evidence of involvement and experience in audit
• Knowledge and interest in medical education

Professional Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of leading a clinical team
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff and other disciplines; GMC recognised training in educational and clinical supervision
• Attendance at an advanced communication skills course
• Evidence of significant leadership roles, training or abilities

Research, Development and Teaching

• Evidence of completion of audits and ability to supervise junior doctors in research and audit projects
• Peer reviewed publications and recent independent or supervised research with relevant publications
• Commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training; evidence of previous undergraduate teaching experience
• Experience of problem based learning systems and a diploma in education or other teaching qualification

Management

• Awareness of the managerial role of a consultant in the NHS
• Evidence of engagement with the management process during training
• Recent attendance at a management course or recognised qualification in management
• Understanding of managerial responsibility and its future development for clinicians

Professional Interests

• Membership of appropriate professional societies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust